Students compete in math competition
Students at Albert College competed in a skill-testing math competition on Tuesday. The competition pitted students against each other in head-to-head games as part of a tournament to determine who had the best math skills. Students from grades 1 to 3 competed in addition while grades 4 to 6 tested their skill in multi...
13h ago
Disturbance and mischief in Brighton
A Brighton man has been charged with being intoxicated in a public place and causing mischief while later in custody. Northumberland OPP responded to a report of a disturbance on Dundas Street in Brighton around 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Further reports to police told of the same person at a commercial area just off Princ...
14h ago
Comprehensive parking study looking for public feedback
The City of Belleville is seeking public input on downtown parking as part of a comprehensive parking study. Paradigm Transportation Solutions Limited has been contracted to conduct a study to improve parking in the downtown core while also ensuring that the program remains financially sustainable. The first phase of t...
16h ago
ENSS Blue Dragons rock Limestone Track and Field meet
(Submitted photo: Left to right - Jack Turner, Sullivan Tait, Dawson Dunham) When it comes to track and field the East Northumberland Blue Dragons have been the dominant high school in the area for years. And it appears they're ready to dominate the field again this season. Fifty-seven ENSS track and field athletes com...
18h ago
Vandal at Field of Ability caught on CCTV
Belleville Police Service is asking for the public's assistance with an investigation into vandalism at the Field of Ability. The facility provides a rubberized baseball field for athletes with special needs. A couple of roll-up doors on a storage shed at the facility at Parkdale Veterans Park were defaced by spray pa...
20h ago
Another record cold morning
For the second morning in a row the Quinte region has a new low temperature record. Friday morning at 6 a.m. the mercury dipped to minus 4.4 degrees Celsius. That is colder than the previous record low for an April 26 which was minus 2.8 set in 1967.
22h ago
Good news for Tweed and area
A new family doctor will be practising in Tweed starting this summer. At Thursday's meeting of Hastings County council it was announced that Dr Jonathan Villa Alvarez will practise at the Gateway Community Health Team. Dr. Villa Alvarez took advantage of the county's Family Physician Recruitment Program in which $150,0...
23h ago
Local small water grids proposed for rural Prince Edward County
The Eastern Ontario Regional Network is advocating for small local water systems to serve clusters of properties without connecting to larger grids. Prince Edward County Committee of the Whole received a presentation from Lisa Severson, Director of Communications for EORN, during Thursday's meeting. During the presenta...
Apr 25, 2024
Prince Edward County forgoes water project peer review
Sparks flew during Thursday's Prince Edward County Committee of the Whole meeting, as councillors debated the next steps in plans to expand water service in Prince Edward County. Plans to accommodate the predicted population growth, including new water/wastewater facilities in Wellington and a trunk line to connect the...
Apr 25, 2024
Preparations underway for Invisible Ribbon Gala
The following release was submitted by the Trenton Military Family Resource Centre Preparations are well underway for the Trenton Military Family Resource Centre's (MFRC) 17th annual Invisible Ribbon Gala on May 11, 2024. While we look to commemorate the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Centennial, we are most humbled t...
Apr 25, 2024